Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-09
THE B. AND @. STRIKE.
THE TROUBLE YET UNSETTLED AND STILL
SPREADING.
Toledo Iarimen Demand an idvanee-Visws Of hs
SlaahOn-lG 0atbrsak Peirsd at Youngs-
uwu on the Nypano-RmgAt
frafhS Suspended.

PrrTSRuRG, March s.-There is no indi-
cation to-day Of settlement of the Balti-
more anu Ohio railroad strike
The feature OF the strike 10 day is the
determination of both sides to resist max
ing CONCESSIONS.
The freight traffic on the Pittsburg di-
vision is almost completely stopped. The
Connellsyille local freight that should have
left this city this morning was still lying
in the yards at noon.
The yardmen were still at work. One Of
them said: The local freight will not get
out to-day. The tirue freight that started
from the city to-day only got as far as the
orher end of the yards. There has been
no freight ont to-day from Pittsburg, and
il is not Likely that there will he any 20
out We have been looking for a commit
tee from Connellsyille 10 order all the
yardmen out here. Ii the committee comes
We will quit work and 20 home. The
yardmen have all joined the strikers ex-
cept at Pittsburg and Glenwood. Two
night crews have also quit at Glenwood.'
One Of the passenger tiremen who was
seen said: I'VE are expecting TO be or
dered out and il We are We will obey the
order"
The Pittsburg yardWen were discussing
THE SITUATION
at noon. They claim that they should
have been called out. Said one Of them:
'If the strikers get their demands then
We men here who are still at work Will
not get IN advance in wages. Now, II the
matter il settled and we were to ask for mn
advance il is doubtful whether the other
men would support us. We are ready and
willing TO make our demands now while
the other men are out, and are waiting for
the committee 10 come from Connellsville.'
A crew arrived at the Pittsburg yards at
noon They had brought in a train Of coke
from Glenwood that they said had been
brought from Heciner Run by THinmaster
Batchelor last night They said that the
reason they handled the coke was because
they had not been ordered 10 strike. These
men reported that the men were still at
work on the Wheeling division, but that
two crews had quit work at Glenwood last
night.
The officials Of the Baltimore and Ohio
road are still trying to secure new men to
take the place Of the strikers. Each man
who IL employed is given full explana-
ton of the situation. lie is then told that
he will not likely la in any danger, but
that if he should be ample precautions
have been taken for his protection. a
number of men called on Superintendent
Patton this morning who talked about go
ing To work.
Superintendent Patton when seen this
afternoon said "The situation Is prac-
tically unchanged. All Of the men are at
work on the Wheeling division except
couple Of crews who refused 10 run stock
cars These men were discharged. There
is nothing in the rumor about the shop
men and trackmcn quitting work. Al
least we know nothing about IL. The frst
and the last uliimatum Of the officials has
been that the demands Of the strikers will
not be granted. 1--WE are employing new
men. and tell each one what 10 expect"
The strike has resulted In a general o.
der from the mine operators to shut down
all of the works along the Baltimore aud
Ohio district. Coal shipments have been
completely shut OF from that section.
There are about One-fourth Of the coke
ovens that are controlled by the Coke Syn
dicate on the Baltimore and Ohio road.
Some Of these, however, have Pennsylvs-
MIA Railroad outlets. The coke from one
sixth Of the ovens is shut of, and the ovens
are shut down.
4 special from West Newton to-day says:
~ great many Of the striking brakemen
aud fremen on the Il. go. belong 10 this
place The greater part Of last night they
kept firing all sorts Of combustibles near
the depot, using their lungs freely aud
disturbing the peace Of that end OF the
town Threats OF arrest were made by the
citizens, Int they could not be identified" "
AN OUTBREAK EXPECTED.
The situation ON the Sypano Line a Let
ter from Superintendent O'Brisa.
| YOUNGSTOWN, o., March s.-Suprrib-
tendent O'Briep, Of the Mahoning division
Of the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio,
this morninpsent long letter 10 the yard
men here
| B1t ItNit"S kiNeT suPtE7 W
the orders issued by him during the strikes
last September and October, aud also the
one recently a-sertingi In positive terms that
the company had never made an unoondi.
tional agreement 10 keep three brakemen on
any crew, and therefore In taking one on
there had been no violation Of any agree.
ment made, aud that the company, nj all
times reserved the right tO say which crew
should have three braksmsn and which
| two men.
The Sypano yardmen maintain deter.
mination not 10 return excerpt with thros
brakemen Ia each train. All In quiet
through the yards. II was rnmored that
settlement had been made with the Penn
sylvania emplOyes and that they would
return 10 work to night, but this Is denied
on both sides.
This morning the Brier Hill Iron and
Coal Company and the Tube Works each
Leased q locomotive from the PsnnsyIyania
Company and put crew u their own men
on 10 run them. in handling stock around
their plants. The lines are drawn cl0'sIy
between officials aud employees Of both
roads, aud an outbreak h expected any
hour.